melindaNot to take anything from Blake, but when it comes to singing talent he’s a third place finisher. But, keeping in mind that…. This!… is American Idol!… where 9 year olds armed with cell phones are making the decisions, the best singers don’t always win ( Clay, Chris, Bo.. anyone?). And, once the smoke clears, it will show that the power of the wallet outweighs the power of the text message when it comes to actual sales.

IMHO it should have been Melinda and Jordin in the finals as these two will become diva’s in their own right. Blake is a bit more of a curiosity and a ‘hip’ entertainer. I wouldn’t say he’s the most talented in a singing competition. Especially this one. But, weird things happen when they turn the voting and decisions over to the public. After that hilarious 10year old girl crying her eyes out for Sanjaya show it’s obvious that the pre-teen girls are AI’s best friend with all those 60 million votes. But for the record producers their worst nightmare becomes reality when they figure out those same voters don’t have any $$$’s to buy the CD’s of those they’ve voted for.